Brian R. Eddy is a programmer and designer working for Midway Games

Midway Games

Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...

, who designed several of the most popular and influential pinball machines of the 1990s, including Attack From Mars

Attack From Mars

Attack from Mars is a 1995 pinball game designed by Brian Eddy, and released by Midway .In this game, Martians began to invade the Earth, and it's up to the player to destroy the Martian fleet, save all the major cities, and then head off to Mars to destroy the Martian empire and conquer Mars.Among...

 and Medieval Madness

Medieval Madness

Medieval Madness is a Williams pinball machine released in June 1997. Designed by Brian Eddy and programmed by Lyman Sheats, Medieval Madness had a production run of 4,016 units. It was an immediate critical and popular success, earning well on location and achieving widespread popularity among...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFq2s8HuCHg. He was also the programmer on several other influential machines, including FunHouse

FunHouse

FunHouse is a pinball game designed by Pat Lawlor. It was released in 1990 by Williams Electronics. As its title suggests, the game is themed after the concept of a funhouse, a walk-through amusement park featuring many attractions....

, The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot, and Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure

Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure

Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure is a 1993 widebody pinball game designed by Mark Ritchie and released by Williams. It was based on the Indiana Jones movies...

 http://ipdb.org/search.pl?ppl=brian+eddy&searchtype=advanced.

After the closure of Midway's pinball division in 1999, Eddy moved to Midway's video game division, and has since worked on Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy is a video game developed by Midway Games for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows PC platforms. It was also being developed for the Nintendo GameCube titled ESPionage but later cancelled. The game was released in North America on June 14, 2004; the...

, and several games in the Mortal Kombat franchise.http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,84359/

Eddy's pinball machines consistently rank in the top 10 of both popularity http://ipdb.org/ and in the highest price paid for a pinball machine http://www.pinpedia.com/statistics.

When pinball designer Steve Ritchie

Steve Ritchie

Steven Scott Ritchie is an acclaimed pinball and video game designer. He has been called "The Master of Flow" by pinball aficionados due to the emphasis in his designs on ball speed, loops, and the like....

 was asked about the design similarities between his Spider-Man

Spider-Man (pinball)

Released in June 2007, Stern Pinball developed a Spider-Man pinball machine that encompasses all three Spider-Man theatrical releases .-Game details:...

 pinball machine and Eddy's Attack From Mars

Attack From Mars

Attack from Mars is a 1995 pinball game designed by Brian Eddy, and released by Midway .In this game, Martians began to invade the Earth, and it's up to the player to destroy the Martian fleet, save all the major cities, and then head off to Mars to destroy the Martian empire and conquer Mars.Among...

, Ritchie admitted that he had designed Spider-Mans playfield as an homage to Brian Eddy, and specifically to Attack From Mars http://www.marvin3m.com/topcast/showget.php?id=32.

Games

• Diner (effects)
• Pool Shark (effects)
• FunHouse
  FunHouse
  FunHouse is a pinball game designed by Pat Lawlor. It was released in 1990 by Williams Electronics. As its title suggests, the game is themed after the concept of a funhouse, a walk-through amusement park featuring many attractions....
  
   (effects)
• The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot (software)
• Black Rose (software)
• Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure
  Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure
  Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure is a 1993 widebody pinball game designed by Mark Ritchie and released by Williams. It was based on the Indiana Jones movies...
  
   (concept, software)
• The Shadow
  The Shadow (pinball)
  The Shadow is a 1994 pinball game designed by Brian Eddy and released by Midway . It is based on the 1994 movie of the same name....
  
   (design, software)
• Johnny Mnemonic (software, animation)
• Attack From Mars
  Attack From Mars
  Attack from Mars is a 1995 pinball game designed by Brian Eddy, and released by Midway .In this game, Martians began to invade the Earth, and it's up to the player to destroy the Martian fleet, save all the major cities, and then head off to Mars to destroy the Martian empire and conquer Mars.Among...
  
   (design, concept)
• Medieval Madness
  Medieval Madness
  Medieval Madness is a Williams pinball machine released in June 1997. Designed by Brian Eddy and programmed by Lyman Sheats, Medieval Madness had a production run of 4,016 units. It was an immediate critical and popular success, earning well on location and achieving widespread popularity among...
  
  (design)

External links

• Maddes.net: Interview with Brian Eddy, January 2004